[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1188 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1188

 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
  American Samoa treatment under the Medicaid Program similar to that 
                          provided to States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2003

 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
  American Samoa treatment under the Medicaid Program similar to that 
                          provided to States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHANGE IN MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) Payment of Regular Matching Rate.--Section 1905(b)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
``the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa'' and inserting 
``and the Northern Mariana Islands''.
    (b) Increase in Payment Ceiling.--Section 1108 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
        inserting ``subsections (g) and (h)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Medicaid Payments to American Samoa.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (f) and (g), the total amount certified by the Secretary 
under title XIX with respect to a fiscal year for payment to American 
Samoa shall not exceed--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2004 $10,000,000; and
            ``(2) for each succeeding fiscal year the amount provided 
        in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by 
        the percentage increase in the medical care component of the 
        consumer price index for all urban consumers (as published by 
        the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the twelve-month period 
        ending in March preceding the beginning of the fiscal year, 
        rounded to the nearest $10,000.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of October 1, 2003, and shall apply to fiscal years beginning 
on or after such date.
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